annie, maybe autumn really is female. however, i can accept a male autumn only if he does good work:)

geraldine, thank you.

claudia, i love that you call autumn she:)

heaven, being number two is tough for anyone. but theses seasons were dysfunctional as humans, and they continue to be. winter too, unless being the sex slave of a cave man is functional. but i'm not going for functionality here, i'm going for fantasy fulfilled.

pat, i hate the cold too. in 06 i switched climates. woo-woo:)

susan, an interesting thought. i think i have tomorrow's post brewing in my head from a few of points in the comments here. thanks!

ayala, thank you.

lisa, autumn is cool, but winter is cold. autumn succumbs to winter, whoever she is. and it drives autumn crazy that he can't get the better of any of the winters. ice queens rule him. and autumn takes his frustrations of never truly having winter out on summer. summer would do anything for autumn.

Awesome write, Ed, but I'm with my pal, Annie. I believe the seasons are girly girls. LOL! (Well, winter *might* be a dude...)I just re-read your book, "Dragonfly" again yesterday and I loved it even more the 2nd time around. Blessings!!